The Chess Clock Debates

A show for people who love good debates on divisive issues by serious people but think moderators just get in the way. We put interesting people on opposite sides of table separated only by a chess clock. We let them introduce the subject. We let them introduce each other. We give them equal time, and then we let them have at it.

Georgetown Law professor David Luban takes on Middle East scholar Daniel Byman over whether the call to service includes service in a Trump administration. Luban argues that decent people should stay away. Byman argues that there are still contributions to make, even under Trump.